US veteran lost in Arizona’s wilderness for four days rescued by his own son

Mark Young battled dehydration and killed a rattlesnake while his children and others looked for him for days

A Vietnam war veteran says he is a living “miracle” after getting lost in https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arizona">Arizona’s wilderness for four days with precious few supplies – and ultimately being rescued by his own son.

“I’ve never felt so loved,” Mark Young said in an interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUgc40ZFGrA">aired on Phoenix’s KNXV news station about the moment he realized it was his son who had delivered him from his plight. “My gratitude is inexpressible.”